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2026-07-17

(crosspost of a comment written on 2026-05-27)

Should I promise to commit suicide as a protest against ASI?

Disclaimer

• Thinking aloud, may not endorse after lot of thought

I am considering precommitting to the following:

If I ever believe ASI is less than 1 year away with above 50% probability, I will commit suicide in front of a govt building as a desperate final act of protest.

Why?

• I want to demonstrate skin-in-the-game, that actually I do consider a world that builds ASI to be worse than a world where I die, as long as my death helps reduce probability of ASI being built. This comment is not the precommitment itself, I am just considering it at this stage.

My current timelines are 25% ASI by 2030, 40% ASI by 2035 by the way, so I am unlikely to commit suicide atleast in 2026 or 2027, even if I did precommit to this.

If you know any pros/cons, feel free to share.

I am a lot more hesitant to update on the opinions of random strangers after I have spent a lot of time thinking about and reading about a topic. So, if you want me to update my opinion based on yours, the best time to inform me of your opinions is right now, while I haven't yet spent much time thinking about this topic.

See also: Wikipedia: Self-immolation

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